Elderslie telly presenter Dougie Vipond will front coverage of tomorrow’s Great Scottish Run as the race is broadcast on terrestrial TV for the first time in years.

Race organisers, Glasgow Life, hope the announcement of coverage of the event will spur a wave of last-minute applicants to turn up and register for the race.

Over 23,000 people have already signed up to take their place on the start line for the 10k and half-marathon contests.

Places are filling up fast, and runners only have until 6pm today to enter in-person at Jury’s Inn on Jamaica Street, Glasgow, to take their place in Scotland’s biggest mass participation sporting event.

BBC 2 Scotland will broadcast a 50-minute highlights programme, presented by St Mirren fan Vipond, covering the weekend’s activities on Monday. Two further programmes, which will focus on the elite runners from Scotland, the UK and overseas, will be broadcast on Sky at a date to be confirmed.

The men’s field is led this year by the 2010 Commonwealth Games marathon champion John Kelai of Kenya.

A host of famous faces have also confirmed they will be taking part in the run, including Paisley Daily Express columnist and Clyde 1 DJ Shebahn Littlejohn.

Also running will be Scottish TV actor John Michie, Tony Gately — brother of the late Boyzone singer Stephen — four times World Junior Curling Champion Eve Muirthead, and STV’s Raman Bhardwaj and Debi Edwards.

They will be joined by thousands of first-time runners and everyday heroes running to raise money for a variety of good causes and charities.

Both the 10k and half marathon — which start at 9.30am and 11.00am respectively — provide the only opportunity for the public to run across the Glasgow’s busiest road, the Kingston Bridge.

Chair of Glasgow Life and Executive Member for Commonwealth Games, Councillor Archie Graham, said: “The Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run continues to go from strength to strength and remains the country’s premier road race.

“It has it all, from an exceptional field of elite athletes to thousands of everyday heroes running to raise money for charity. And there is still time to sign up and join in the fun. It promises to be a fantastic experience for all those taking part.”